JPH11155760A - Device for cutting toilet paper - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To cut a toilet paper easily even for a person having a difficulty in one hand by passing the toilet paper, which is pulled out of a holding part just for a required length, through a projecting part and cutting the toilet paper while preventing the toilet paper from being pulled out any more. SOLUTION: When cutting a toilet paper, it is held at a cutting position by a holding mechanism while turning a cutter 3 upward, but when not using the toilet paper, the cutter 3 is turned to a downside turning position while canceling the holding of the cutter 3 by the holding mechanism. This holding mechanism is composed of a magnet and an adsorbing member and when the cutter 3 is turned to the cutting position, the cutter 3 is held at the cutting position by adsorbing the magnet at the base opening end part of the cutter 3 through the adsorbing member of a holding part 2. In such a state, toilet paper 1 pulled out of the holding part 2 just for the required length is passed through a projecting part 6 protruded upward on the deep side rather than a cutting blade 4 of the cutter while being pressed from the upside to the projecting part 6, and the toilet paper 1 is cut by cutting teeth 4.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a toilet paper cutting apparatus for extracting and cutting a roll of toilet paper.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, this type of toilet paper cutting apparatus uses two hands to cut the toilet paper, presses the cutter of a holder for holding the toilet paper with one hand, and removes the toilet paper with the other hand. This is done by pulling and cutting by pressing against the cutter.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional toilet paper cutting apparatus, it is difficult for a person with a handicap, particularly a person who can move freely with only one hand, to cut the toilet paper, and the toilet paper is easily cut off. There is a problem that paper cannot be cut. For example, when trying to cut toilet paper with one hand, the following occurs. When the toilet paper is pulled out with one hand and pressed against the cutter unit from below, the holder is rotated upward by the pressing force, and the toilet paper is pulled out without sliding while sliding the cutter unit without cutting the toilet paper.

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a toilet paper cutting apparatus that can easily cut toilet paper with one hand.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is directed to a toilet paper cutting device for cutting the toilet paper 1 pulled out from the holding portion 2, wherein the support piece 14 is cut. The cutting tool 3 is formed with the cutting part 5 having the blade 4, the support piece 14 is held by the holding part 2, and the toilet paper 1 is ruled in the back of the cutting part 5. On the side, a convex portion 6 protruding upward is provided.

[0006] In such a toilet paper cutting device, the toilet paper 1 is pulled out of the holding portion 2 by a required length with one hand, and the toilet paper 1 is pressed against the convex portion 6 from above and penetrated. 1 is pressed against the cutting blade 4 of the cutting section 5 to cut.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the support piece 14 of the cutting tool 3 is pivotally attached to the holding section 2 and the cutting section 5 of the cutting tool 3 is rotated upward. And a holding mechanism for holding the cutting position.

In such a toilet paper cutting device, when the toilet paper 1 is cut, the cutting tool 3 is rotated upward and held at a cutting position by a holding mechanism. Cutting tool 3 by mechanism
Is released, and the cutting tool 3 is turned to the lower turning position.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the invention of the second aspect, either the magnet 7 or the attracting member attracted to the magnet 7 is provided on the base end of the opening of the cutting tool 3 and the holding portion 2. Are provided, respectively.

In such a toilet paper cutting apparatus, the cutting tool 3 is rotated to the cutting position, and the magnet 7 at the base end of the opening of the cutting tool 3 is attracted to the suction member of the holding section 2 to hold the cutting tool 3. Holds in the cutting position. To release the holding of the toilet paper 1 by the holding mechanism of the magnet 7 and the attraction member, the cutting tool 3 is pulled down against the attraction force of the magnet 7 to separate the attraction member and the magnet 7.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A toilet paper cutting device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 shows a toilet paper cutting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1A is a perspective view showing a state in which the cutting tool 3 is turned upward, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which is turned upward. FIG.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a rotating mechanism of a cutting tool 3 in the above toilet paper cutting device. In FIG. 2, the toilet paper 1 and the holding unit 2 are omitted for easy understanding.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the toilet paper cutting device is for cutting the toilet paper 1 pulled out from the holding section 2. The support piece 14 is provided with the cutting portion 5 having the cutting blade 4 to form the cutting tool 3, the support piece 14 is held by the holding section 2, and the toilet paper 1 is governed to the back of the cut section 5, A protruding part 6 protruding upward from the cutting blade 4 is provided on the back side. Further, the support piece 14 of the cutting tool 3 is pivotally attached to the holding section 2,
A holding mechanism for holding the cutting portion 5 of the cutting tool 3 at a cutting position rotated upward is provided. Either the magnet 7 or an attracting member to be attracted to the magnet 7 is provided at the base end of the opening of the cutting tool 3 and the holder 2.

The toilet paper 1 is formed in a roll shape, and has a through hole having an opening substantially at the center of the left and right side surfaces. The holding portion 2 is formed of a resin or the like, and is provided on a side case 9 disposed on the left and right end surfaces of the toilet paper 1.
And a connecting plate 8 for connecting the left and right side cases 9 at the back.
And a roll shaft having both ends fixed to substantially the center of opposing inner surfaces of the left and right side cases 9, and a paper pressing plate that covers the upper half of the toilet paper 1. The toilet paper 1 is held by the roll shaft of the holding unit 2 being penetrated through the through hole. The left and right side cases 9 include an inner plate 9a to which the roll shaft is fixed, an outer plate 9b facing outside the inner plate 9a, a front edge of the inner plate 9a, and a front edge of the outer plate 9b. And a front plate 9 that is integrally connected. The front plate 9 is formed in a curved shape corresponding to the roll shape of the toilet paper 1. A vertically long cutting tool holding hole 11 is formed in a lower portion of the front plate 9. The paper pressing plate is formed in a curved shape conforming to the roll shape of the toilet paper 1, and is pivotally attached to the inner plate 9 a of the left and right side cases 9 so as to be rotatable in the vertical direction. Further, the turning shafts 12 of the cutting tool 3 are provided between the inner plate 9a and the outer plate 9b of the left and right side cases 9, respectively.

The cutting tool 3 is formed in a substantially U-shape in plan view.
The toilet paper 1 is formed of a cutting portion 5 that is disposed horizontally long in front of the toilet paper 1 and two support pieces 14 that protrude parallel to the inner side surfaces at both ends of the cutting portion 5. The cutting portion 5 is formed in a substantially prismatic shape, and conical convex portions 6 are formed at both ends on the back side of the upper surface.
Is erected. Further, the front side of the upper surface of the cutting portion 5 is stepped down to form a paragraph portion 13, and a horizontally long cutting blade 4 for cutting the toilet paper 1 is fixed to the upper surface of the paragraph portion 13. The support piece 14 is formed in a substantially prismatic shape, and a distal end of the support piece 14 is inserted into the cutting tool holding hole 11 of the side case 9. Shaft holes 15 penetrating to the left and right are formed at the front end portion on the rear side, respectively.
Are penetrated, whereby the cutting tool 3 is pivotally attached to the holder 2 so as to be rotatable within the range of the cutting tool holding hole 11. Each of the shaft holes 15 is formed in a long hole shape in the front-rear direction, and the rotating shaft 12 can slide in the front-rear direction within the range of the shaft hole 15, whereby the cutting tool 3 is slidable in the front-rear direction. I have. The magnet 7 is formed in a rectangular plate shape, and is fixed to the upper surface of the base end of the opening that rotates in the side case 9 of the support piece 14. An attracting member attracted by the magnet 7 is fixed inside the side case 9. The suction member is made of metal or the like. When the cutting tool 3 is pulled up with the rotating shaft 12 positioned at the back side of the shaft hole 15 and the support piece 14 is brought into contact with the upper end of the cutting tool holding hole 11. Magnet 7
Is provided at a position in contact with the suction member.

In such a toilet paper cutting apparatus, the toilet paper 1 is pulled out of the holding portion 2 by a required length with one hand, and the toilet paper 1 is pressed against the convex portion 6 from above and penetrated. 1 is pressed against the cutting blade 4 of the cutting section 5 to cut. When cutting the toilet paper 1, use the cutting tool 3
When the cutting tool 3 is not used, the holding mechanism 3 releases the holding of the cutting tool 3 and rotates the cutting tool 3 to the lower turning position.
In this case, the holding mechanism includes the magnet 7 and the attraction member. The cutting tool 3 is rotated to the cutting position, and the magnet 7 at the base end of the opening of the cutting tool 3 is attracted to the suction member of the holding unit 2 to hold the cutting tool 3 at the cutting position. At this time, the cutting tool 3
The support piece 14 is oriented substantially horizontally. When releasing the holding of the toilet paper 1 by this holding mechanism,
The cutting tool 3 is pushed inward to move the rotating shaft 12 from the back side of the shaft hole 15 to the front side, and the magnet 7 is slid to the attraction member and pulled away. When the magnet 7 separates from the attraction member, the cutting tool 3 rotates downward by its own weight, and the support piece 14 is held in contact with the lower end of the cutting tool holding hole 11. At this time, the support piece 14 of the cutting tool 3 is oriented substantially vertically.

[0017]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the toilet paper is pulled out from the holding portion by a required length, and the toilet paper is passed through the convex portion so that the toilet paper cannot be further drawn out. , This series of operations can be performed with only one hand, and even a person who has a disability can easily cut the toilet paper.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the cutting tool is held at the cutting position by the holding mechanism only when cutting the toilet paper, and when not in use, the holding of the cutting tool is released to release the cutting tool. Can be turned to the lower turning position, so that it does not touch the cutting blade and cause injury,
The toilet paper can be easily changed without being disturbed by the cutting tool.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the magnet at the base end of the opening of the cutting tool is attracted to the attracting member of the holding portion and the cutting tool is held at the cutting position, the cutting tool is attracted to the magnet. Pulling down against the force can easily release the holding of the toilet paper by the holding mechanism.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows a toilet paper cutting device according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which (a) is a perspective view showing a state in which a cutting tool is turned upward, and (b) is a turning tool which is turned upward. It is a perspective view showing the state where it was made.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a turning mechanism of a cutting tool in the above toilet paper cutting device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Toilet paper 2 Holding part 3 Cutting tool 4 Cutting blade 5 Cutting part 6 Convex part 7 Magnet 8 Connecting plate 9 Side case 9a Inner plate 9b Outer plate 9c Front plate 10 Paper press plate 11 Cutting tool holding hole 12 Rotating shaft 13 Paragraph Part 14 Support piece 15 Shaft hole

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A toilet paper cutting device for cutting toilet paper pulled out from a holding part, comprising a cutting part having a cutting blade on a supporting piece, forming a cutting tool, and holding the supporting piece on the holding part. A toilet paper cutting device, characterized in that the toilet paper is governed by the cutting portion, and a projection protrudes upward from the cutting blade of the cutting tool. 2. A holding mechanism for pivotally attaching a support piece of a cutting tool to a holding portion and holding a cutting portion of the cutting tool at a cutting position rotated upward. Toilet paper cutting equipment. 3. The cutting of toilet paper according to claim 2, wherein one of a magnet and an attraction member to be attracted to the magnet is provided at a base end portion of the opening of the cutting tool and the holding portion, respectively. apparatus.